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Front-Ranger:
Annie Proulx writes in the last paragraph of the story, "...the can of beans with the spoon handle jutting out and balanced on the log was there as well, in a cartoon shape and lurid colors that gave the dreams a flavor of comic obscenity."

In pivotal parts of the movie, we see handles of all kinds jutting out. Some of the memorable ones are...

Lynne:
How about the handles on the two buckets of water Jack brings up when they're making the first camp?

Front-Ranger:
Yes, I remember those canvas buckets and the way the water slopped over when he put them down!

And that reminds me of another bucket...when we see Jack's back as he "relieves himself" probly of too much whiskey as they pass the time around the campfire, there is a bucket hanging from a tree sideways up near his head. Its hanging by its handle, natch!!

Lynne:
Good one, Lee - love Jack flicking the belt buckle. :D

And Jack's holding the handle on the saw cutting wood setting up that first camp too.

Front-Ranger:
Another handle that leaped out at me when I saw it was the handle of the pot on the stove to Alma's right just before she said, "Ennis, do you know someone name a Jack?"

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